Guillaume Evrard

i got a question, and the answer is not in the faq (well, i didn't see it).

i'm currently working on a Max application i'm sharing with some partners.

what if i migrate to Max 5 for this development and my partners don't ?

will they be able to open patchs made with Max 5 under Max 4.x ?

i guess not, that's also a way to force people uprading to a new version...

but it would be nice to have a "keep Max 4 compatibility" checkbox when

i got a question, and the answer is not in the faq (well, i didn't see it).
i'm currently working on a Max application i'm sharing with some partners.
what if i migrate to Max 5 for this development and my partners don't ?
will they be able to open patchs made with Max 5 under Max 4.x ?
i guess not, that's also a way to force people uprading to a new version...
but it would be nice to have a "keep Max 4 compatibility" checkbox when
saving a patch with Max 5...

max-5-vs-max-4-x

On 3 Mar 2008, at 08:35, Guillaume Evrard wrote:

> will they be able to open patchs made with Max 5 under Max 4.x ?

nick rothwell -- composition, systems, performance -- 

Nope: see "Old and New" in https://cycling74.com/story/ 
2007/9/28/105551/882 .

   nick rothwell -- composition, systems, performance -- http:// 
www.cassiel.com


On Mar 3, 2008, at 12:35 AM, Guillaume Evrard wrote:

> i got a question, and the answer is not in the faq (well, i didn't 

> i'm currently working on a Max application i'm sharing with some 

> what if i migrate to Max 5 for this development and my partners 

> i guess not, that's also a way to force people uprading to a new 

> but it would be nice to have a "keep Max 4 compatibility" checkbox 

I think this is in the FAQ, or at least in one of David Zicarelli's 

articles, but the short answer is that there is no compatibility in 

that direction. While it would be nice, there are so many new features 

in Max 5 that wouldn't map well to Max 4, as well as a new basic 

architecture for Max 5 patchers, that it was deemed not worth the huge 

On Mar 3, 2008, at 12:35 AM, Guillaume Evrard wrote:
> i got a question, and the answer is not in the faq (well, i didn't  
> see it).
> i'm currently working on a Max application i'm sharing with some  
> partners.
> what if i migrate to Max 5 for this development and my partners  
> don't ?
> will they be able to open patchs made with Max 5 under Max 4.x ?
> i guess not, that's also a way to force people uprading to a new  
> version...
> but it would be nice to have a "keep Max 4 compatibility" checkbox  
> when saving a patch with Max 5...

I think this is in the FAQ, or at least in one of David Zicarelli's  
articles, but the short answer is that there is no compatibility in  
that direction. While it would be nice, there are so many new features  
in Max 5 that wouldn't map well to Max 4, as well as a new basic  
architecture for Max 5 patchers, that it was deemed not worth the huge  
effort.

Max 5 vs. Max 4.x